Solved Paper HPAS Prelims 2016

1. Which Raja of Chamba transferred the capital of his state from Bharmaur to Chamba?

1. (a) Meru Varman
2. (b) Aditya Varman
3. (c) Sahila Varman
4. (d) Soma Varman
5. Answer: Sahila Varman

2. During the reign of which raja of Nurpur princely sate the forts of Maukot, Nurpur and Taragarh were captured by the Mughals?

2. (a) Jagat Singh
3. (b) Rajrup Singh
4. (c) Bir Singh
5. (d) Jaswant Singh
6. Answer: Jagat Singh

3. Who was the first European to draw attention to the history of royal families of Jalandhar and Trigarta?

3. (a) Moorcraft
4. (b) Cunningham
5. (c) Thevenot
6. (d) Thomas Coryat
7. Answer: Cunningham

4. Around which year did the Gurkhas capture the Sirmaur princely state?

4. (a) 1803 AD
5. (b) 1815 AD
6. (c) 1820 AD
7. (d) 1826 AD
8. Answer: 1803 AD

 5. Which Raja of Bushahr princely state was conferred the title of Chhatarpati by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb?

5. (a) Udai Singh
6. (b) Ram Singh
7. (c) Kehri Singh
8. (d) Vijay Singh
9. Answer: Kehri Singh

7. 6. By what name did the Greek Scholars call the Satluj River?

6.  (a) Zungtee
7. (b) Muksang
8. (c) Heisidrus
9. (d) Satudri
10. Answer: Heisidrus

7. According to legend which God (Devta) killed Banasur who was the ruler of Sarahan area of upper Shimla?

7. (a) Tapa Purana
8. (b) Anna Purana
9. (c) Deva Purana
10. (d) GarudPurana
11. Answer: Deva Purana

8. From which place does the SpitiRiver originate?

8. (a) Kunjam Pass
9. (b) Tandi
10. (c) Tabo
11. (d) Gramfu
12. Answer: Kunjam Pass

9. At which place in Bilaspur District of H.P. a woman Industrial Training Institute (I.T.I.) has been made functional during 2015-16?

9. (a) Malari
10. (b) Jagatkhana
11. (c) Bharari
12. (d) Daslehra
13. Answer: Bharari

10. What is the approximate capacity of Sawra-Kuddu Hydro- Electric Power Project?

1. (a) 65 MW
2. (b) 100 MW
3. (c) 111 MW
4. (d) 130 MW
5. Answer: 111 MW

11. In which two Districts of H.P. will the H.P. Forest Ecosystem Climate Proofing Project be implemented?

11. (a) Bilaspur and Solan
12. (b) Shimla and Kinnaur
13. (c) Una and Hamirpur
14. (d) Kangra and Chamba
15. Answer: Kangra and Chamba

12. How much subsidy is given in H.P. to the women of eligible category for providing Gas connection under Mata Shabri Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojna?

1. (a) 30 percent subject to maximum of Rupees 1,000
2. (b) 50 percent subject to maximum of Rupees 1,300
3. (c) 75 percent subject to maximum of Rupees 1,500
4. (d) 80 percent subject to maximum of Rupees 2,000
5. Answer: 50 percent subject to maximum of Rupees 1,300

13. What is the architectural style of Hateshwari Temple at Hatkoti (in Jubbal Tehsil of Shimla District)?

1. (a) Pentroof
2. (b) Pagoda
3. (c) Cone Shaped
4. (d) Pyramidal shaped
5. Answer: Pyramidal shaped

14. Which of the following subject matter is not found in the KangraKalam style Kangra paintings of eighteenth century?

1. (a) GeetGobind of Jai Deva
2. (b) Satsai of Bihari
3. (c) Padmavat of Jayasee
4. (d) RasikPriya of KeshavDass
5. Answer: Padmavat of Jayasee

15. What is the number of women members in the present H.P. Vidhan Sabha?

1. (a) Two
2. (b) Three
3. (c) Four
4. (d) Five
5. Answer: Three

16. At which place in Shimla District of H.P. is Government Sheep Breeding Farm?

1. (a) Chopal
2. (b) Kiari
3. (c) Jeori
4. (d) Mandal
5. Answer: Jeori

17. According to 2010-11 Agricultural census what is the percentage of small land holdings in H.P.?

8. (a) 84
9. (b) 06
10. (c) 72
11. (d) 17
12. Answer: 18.17

18. Which cement company has been given a prospecting licence to carry out a detailed study for providing the quantity and quality of lime-stone deposits in Sugrathi- Thangar- Kura Khera- Paulikhera- Kandal- Dedera of Tehsil Chopal in Shimla District, H.P.?

1. (a) M/s. Reliance Cementation
2. (b) M/s. Ambuja Cements
3. (c) M/s. Associated Cement Companies
4. (d) M/s. Asian Cement Company
5. Answer: M/s. Reliance Cementation.

6. 19. Which Himachali revolutionary edited Sudarshan Chakra magazine from Lahore during the pre independence period?
7. (a) Yashpal
8. (b) Inderpal
9. (c)Sher Jung
10. (d) Swami Krishna Nand
11. Answer: Inderpal

20. Who is the author of Kullu and Lahaul?

1. (a) G. Bruce
2. (b) J. Buck
3. (c) M. Bernier
4. (d) G. Archer
5. Answer: C.G. Bruce

21. According to the UN Human Development Report (2016), the world’s top three countries in terms of human development are:

(a) Norway, Australia and Switzerland

(b) Australia, Sweden and Denmark

(c) Switzerland , Norway and Sweden

(d) Sweden, Netherlands and Norway

21. Answer: Norway, Australia and Switzerland

22. Who among the following were awarded Rajiv Gandhi KehlRatna Award for 2015-16?

(1) V. Sindhu

(2) Sakshi Malik

(3) Jitu Rai

(4) Bhupathi

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. (1), (2) and (3)
2. (2), (3) and (4)
3. (1), (2) and (4)
4. (1), (2), (3) and (4)
5. Answer: (1), (2) and (3)

23. Who among the following was conferred Jnanpith Award in 2016?

1. (a) Bulaki Sharma
2. (b) Shankha Ghosh
3. (c) Satya Narayan
4. (d) Kamal Vora
5. Answer: Shankha Ghosh

24. Who among the following has been appointed director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (2017)?

1. (a) Anil Kumar Sinha
2. (b) Alok Kumar Verma
3. (c) K. Patnaik
4. (d) Sanjeev Sanyal
5. Answer: Alok Kumar Verma

25. Tehmina Janjua is the first woman in Pakistan’s history to hold the office of:

1. (a) Foreign Minister
2. (b) Foreign Secretary
3. (c) Judge of a High Court
4. (d) Ambassador
5. Answer: Foreign Secretary

26. Teacher’s Day is celebrated on:

1. (a) 5^th September
2. (b) 6^th October
3. (c) 2^nd October
4. (d) 10^th November
5. Answer: 5^th September

27. Which of the following rivers have been termed as “living entities” by the High Court?

(1) Ganga

(2) Yamuna

(3) Gadavari

(4) Brahmaputra

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. (a) (1) and (4)
2. (b) (1) and (2)
3. (c) (1), (2) and (4)
4. (d) (1), (2), (3) and (4)
5. Answer: (1) and (2)

28. In India, life expectancy is:

1. (a) 3 years
2. (b) 2 years
3. (c) 5 years
4. (d) 3 years
5. Answer: 68.3 years

10. 29. The district to which two chief Ministers of Northern States (2017) belong, falls in the state of:
11. Uttar Pradesh
12. Himachal Pradesh
13. Uttarakhand
14. Punjab
15. Answer: Uttarakhand

30. The Supreme Court issued a contempt notice to the sitting High Court Judge of:

1. (a) Calcutta High Court
2. (b) Bombay High Court
3. (c) Madras High Court
4. (d) Allahabad High Cour
5. Answer: Calcutta High Court

31. Kol tribe is found in:

1. (a) Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
2. (b) West Bengal and Odisha
3. (c) Assam and Meghalaya
4. (d) Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan
5. Answer: Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh

32. Who among the following is the Chancellor of Nalanda University (2017)?

1. (a) George Yeo
2. (b) Vijay Bhatkar
3. (c) Amartya Sen
4. (d) Arun Grover
5. Answer: Dr. Vijay Bhatkar

2. 33. The NOTA option was first used in the elections in :
3. (a) 2004
4. (b) 2009
5. (c) 2013
6. (d) 2017
7. Answer: 2013

34. Who among the following were conferred Padma Vibhushan Awards in 2017?

(a) Devi Prasad Dwivedi

(b) SadhaguruJaggiVasudev

(c) Sharad Pawar

(d) Sunder Lal Patwa

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

(a) (1), (2) and (3)

(b) (1), (2), (3) and (4)

(c) (1), (3) and (4)

(d) (2), (3) and (4)

Answer: (2), (3) and (4)

35. The Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister(s) of the following states were not members of the State Legislative Assembly at the time of their appointments (2017):

(a) Punjab

(b) Goa

(c) Uttarakhand

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Uttar Pradesh

36. Which one of the following cities is called “Silicon Valley of India”?

(a) Hyderabad

(b) Pune

(c) Mumbai

(d) Bengaluru

Answer: Bengaluru

37. Donald Trump is:

1. (a) The 45^th USA President
2. (b) The 44^th USA President
3. (c) The 42^nd USA President
4. (d) The 40^th USA President
6. Answer: The 45^th USA President

38. In which field was Juan Manuel Santos awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize?

1. (a) Chemistry
2. (b) Peace
3. (c) Physics
4. (d) Medicine
5. Answer: Peace

39. To which country does the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, belong?

39. (a) Italy
40. (b) Portugal
41. (c) Spain
42. (d) Greece
43. Answer: Portugal

40. Which country owns the Margarita Island which was the venue of 17^th NAM Summit?

1. (a) Venezuela
2. (b) Egypt
3. (c) Brazil
4. (d) South Africa
5. Answer: Venezuela

41. Nana Saheb, who fought against the English during the Indian Mutiny of 1857, was:

1. (a) The son of PeshwaBaji Rao III
2. (b) The adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao III
3. (c) A Solider in the army of Nawab of Awadh
4. (d) A relation of the Raja of Benaras
5. Answer: The adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao III

45. 42. Who presided over the first session of Indian National Congress in Bombay?
46. (a) O. Hume
47. (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
48. (c) G. Tilak
49. (d) C. Bannerji
50. Answer: W.C. Bannerji

43. Which Socio- Religious Movement of 19^th -20^th century adopted the practices of occult mysticism?

1. (a) The Theosophical Society
2. (b) The Arya Samaj
3. (c) The BrahmoSamaj
4. (d) The Gurdwara Reforms Movement
5. Answer: The Theosophical Society

3. 44. Who of the following was not the Moderate leader of Indian National Congress?
4. (a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
5. (b) G. Ranade
6. (c) Aurobindo Ghosh
7. (d) Surendra
8. Answer: Aurobindo Ghosh

47. 45. Where was held the first session of Muslim League?
48. (a) Dacca
49. (b) Calcutta
50. (c) Lahore
51. (d) Karachi
52. Answer: Karachi

46. Of the following, who shot dead Curzon Wyllie in London?

1. (a) Madan Lal Dhingra
2. (b) Udham Singh
3. (c) Chapkar Brothers
4. (d) None of the above
5. Answer: Madan Lal Dhingra

47. When was the Montague Declaration made about the introduction of responsible government in stages for India?

1. (a) August 15, 1917
2. (b) August 20, 1917
3. (c) August 20, 1918
4. (d) August 15, 1918
5. Answer: August 20, 1917

48. Where was founded the Communism Party of India in 1920?

1. (a) Moscow
2. (b) Bombay
3. (c) Tashkent
4. (d) Hong Kong
5. Answer: Tashkent

49. Which month of 2017 marks the 100^th anniversary of Gandhi’s arrival in Champaran?

1. (a) March
2. (b) April
3. (c) July
4. (d) August
5. Answer: April

50. Which event earned for Vallabhabhai Patel the title of ‘Sardar’?

1. (a) The Khera Satyagraha
2. (b) The integration of Indian States with India
3. (c) The Ahmadabad Textile Labour Association
4. (d) The Bardoli Satyagraha
5. Answer: The Bardoli Satyagraha

51. Stalactites and Stalagmites are:

(a) Erosional landforms in the Karst region

(b) Depositional landforms in the Karst region

(c) Transportational landforms in the Karst region

(d) None of the above

Answer: Depositional landforms in the karst region

52. Savanna region of Brazil is locally called as:

2. (a) Cerrado
3. (b) Llanos
4. (c) Pampas
5. (d) None of the above
6. Answer: Cerrado

53. Who is the author of the book “The Unstable Earth”?

3. (a) M. Davis
4. (b) Taylor
5. (c) I. Clark
6. (d) A. Steers
7. Answer: J.A. Steers

54. Brahmaputra, after joining Tista river, is known as:

4. (a) Jamuna
5. (b) Padma
6. (c) Meghna
7. (d) Dihang
8. Answer: Jamuna

8. 55. Coral reefs are found between:
9. (a) 25°N; 25°S Latitude
10. (b) 30°N, 30°S Latitude
11. (c) 15°N; 15°S Latitude
12. (d) None of the above
13. Answer: 30°N, 30°S Latitude

56. Green Revolution made the country self- sufficient in food production but had some fallouts. Consider the following statements:

(1) It has successful in case of wheat, but not in the case of pulses

(2) Brought inter-state disparities

(3) Helped in restoring soil fertility

(4) Reduced water table in some state

Select the correct statements from the codes given below:

1. (a) (1), (2) and (4)
2. (b) (2) and (4) only
3. (c) (1), (3) and (4)
4. (d) All are correct
5. Answer: (1), (2) and (4)

57. In which ocean ‘Mindanao Trench’ exists?

(a) Atlantic Ocean

(b) Indian Ocean

(c) Pacific Ocean

(d) Arctic Ocean

Answer: Pacific Ocean

12. 58. Match List I (Mines) and List II (Minerals) using the codes given below:

List I                                               List II

1. Kimberley                                           (1)  Coal
2. Wankie                                                (2) Diamond
3. Witwatersand                                    (3)  Copper
4. Katanga                                               (4) Gold

Codes:

(a)    (b)   (c)    (d)

1. (1)     (2)     (3)    (4)
2. (2)     (1)     (4)    (3)
3. (1)     (2)     (4)    (3)
4. (2)     (1)     (3)    (4)
5. Answer: (2)    (1)    (4)    (3)

9. 59. Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
10. (a) Carl Saur                        (i) Social Geography
11. (b) David Harvey               (ii) Cultural Geography
12. (c) Ratzel                             (iii)  Political Geography
13. (d) J. Johnston                   (iv) Radical Geography

Codes:

(a)       (b)       (c)       (d)  

1. (i)         (ii)        (iii)       (iv)
2. (ii)        (i)         (iii)       (iv)
3. (iv)      (iii)        (ii)        (i)
4. (ii)       (iv)        (iii)       (i)
5. Answer: (ii)     (iv)      (iii)       (i)

60. In “Concentric Zone Model” of Burgess the fifth ring is occupied by:

1. (a) Commuters Zone
2. (b) Zone of better residence
3. (c) Zone of independent workers home
4. (d) CBD
5. Answer: Commuters Zone

3. 61. Which schedule of the Constitution of India contains provisions for the disqualification of a legislator on grounds of defection?
4. (a) Schedule- X
5. (b) Schedule- IX
6. (c) Schedule- XII
7. (d) Schedule- VIII
8. Answer: Schedule- X

62. Power of Judicial Review, provided in the constitution, is exercised on the basis of which principle?(a) Due process of Law

(b) Procedure established by Law

(c) Arbitration

(d) Natural Justice

Answer: Procedure established by Law

63. Who presides over the joint sitting of the Parliament?

(a) President of India

(b) Speaker of Lok Sabha

(c) Chairman of Rajya Sabha

(d) None of the above

Answer: Speaker of Lok Sabha

8. 64. Under which provision can the Speaker allow any member of the House to speak in his/her mother language?
9. (a) Article 110
10. (b) Article 122
11. (c) Article 120(1)
12. (d) Article 126
13. Answer: Article 120(1)

5. 65. Supreme Court’s judgement in Indira SawhneyVs. Union of India is related to which issue?
6. (a) Reservation for OBC
7. (b) Reservation for Scheduled Castes
8. (c) Reservation for Minorities
9. (d) Reservation for Scheduled Tribes
10. Answer: Reservation for OBC

13. 66. Provision for Grant-in- Aid under Article 243 H for the Panchayats has been made out of which sources?
14. (a) Taxes collected by Union Government
15. (b) Taxes collected by the States
16. (c) Taxes collected by Panchayats
17. (d) Consolidated Fund of India
18. Answer: Question Scrapped

67. Which one of the following is a correct sequencing of the features of the Preamble of Indian Constitution?

(a) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic

(b) Sovereign, Secular, Socialist, Democratic, Republic

(c) Secular, Socialist, Sovereign, Republic, Democratic

(d) Democratic, Republic, Sovereign Socialist, Secular

Answer: Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic

68. Match the following :

List  I                          List II

Article 15                       (i)   Freedom of Religion

Article 20                     (ii)  Constitutional Remedies

Article 25                     (iii)  Prohibition of Discrimination

Article 32                     (iv)  Protection against conviction

Choose the correct answer from the following:

Codes:

(a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)

(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

(a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)

1. Answer: (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

69. Which one of the following is the correct statement with regard to the Emergency Provisions of Indian Constitution?

(a) The constitution mentions four types of emergency.

(b) Emergency provisions are described from Articles 340 to 356 in the Constitution.

(c) Financial emergency has never been imposed in India

(d) Emergency under Article 356 can be imposed on the failure of Constitutional Machinery at the union level.

Answer: Financial emergency has never been imposed in India.  

70. Which one of the following policies of Government of India is related to the availability of cooking gas to the BPL Households?

69. (a) Ujjawal Yojana
70. (b) Fasal Bima Yojana
71. (c) Atal Pension Yojana
72. (d) Jivan Jyothi Bima Yojana
73. Answer: Ujjawal Yojana

71. Which of the following statements is correct in reference to the Finance Commission of India?

(a) It facilitates the judicial distribution of finance among the PSUs.

(b) It ensures transparency in financial administration.

(c) It deals with the financial relations between States and Centre.

(d) It ensures financial prudence of State Government.

Answer: It deals with the financial relations between states and Centre.

72. In the Budget for 2017-18, the funds allocated for MGNREGA is:

72. (a) 45,000 Cr.
73. (b) 48,000 Cr.
74. (c) 35,000 Cr.
75. (d) 55,000 Cr.
76. Answer: Rs. 48,000 Cr.

79. 73. As per Census 2011, literacy rate in Himachal Pradesh for male and female respectively is:
80. (a) 27 and 70.08
81. (b) 53 and 75.93
82. (c) 53 and 71.53
83. (d) 27 and 71.53
84. Answer: 89.53 and 75.93

74. HDI is measured with reference to:

1. Infant Mortality
2. Real GDP per capita
3. Life Expectancy at birth
4. Morbidity

(a) (I) and (IV) are correct

1. (b) (i), (II) and (III) are correct
2. (c) (III) and (IV) are correct
3. (d) All are correct
4. Answer: Question Scrapped

75. Who conducts the periodical sample survey for estimating the poverty line in India?

(a) Niti Aayog

(b) CSO

(c) NSSO

(d) Ministry of Social Justice

Answer: NSSO

76. AMBUT was launched on:

76. (a) 25 June, 2015 to improve basic Urban infrastructure in 500 cities
77. (b) 25 June, 2015 to improve basic amenities in 500 districts
78. (c) 25 June, 2014 to improve basic Urban infrastructure in cities
79. (d) 25 June, 2016 to improve availability of safe drinking water in Urban areas
80. Answer: 25 June, 2015 to improve basic Urban infrastructure in 500 cities

 77. Which of the following State of India has the highest poverty ratio?

77. (a) Bihar
78. (b) Jharkhand
79. (c) Odisha
80. (d) Uttar Pradesh
81. Answer: Odisha

78. For the Budget proposals 2017-18; which of the following is not correct?

78. (a) Target for agriculture credit has been fixed to the tune of Rs. 10 Lac Crore
79. (b) New Mini Labs in KrishiVigyan Kendra will be established
80. (c) Total allocation for rural, agriculture and allied sector is Rs. 80,000 crore
81. (d) Achieving 100 percent village electrification by 1 May, 2018
82. Answer: Total allocation for rural, agriculture and allied sector is Rs. 80,000 crore

79. The growth rate of Himachal Pradesh during 12^th Plan (2012-17) has been estimated at:

79. (a) 8 percent
80. (b) 2 percent
81. (c) 8 percent
82. (d) 9 percent
83. Answer: 7.2 percent

82. 80. What was the unemployment rate during 2015-16 based on Usual Principal Status in India?
83. (a) 7 percent
84. (b) 8 percent
85. (c) 0 percent
86. (d) 2 percent
87. Answer: 5.0 percent

 81. The number of Wetlands in India listed under Ramsar Convention is:

80. (a) 35
81. (b) 21
82. (c) 26
83. (d) 39
84. Answer: 26

81. 82. India ratified the (Stockholm Convention for protecting human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants in:
82. (a) 2005
83. (b) 2006
84. (c) 2002
85. (d) 2010
86. Answer: 2006

85. 83. Which of the following represents the major loss to the human kind due to environmental degradation?
86. (a) Ecosystem goods
87. (b) Ecosystem services
88. (c) Ecosystem- based tourism
89. (d) Ecosystem- dependent tribes
90. Answer: Ecosystem services

84. 84. United Nations has declared 2017 as the International Year of:
85. (a) Sustainable tourism for development
86. (b) Pulses
87. (c) Light and Light-Based Technologies
88. (d) Soils
89. Answer: Sustainable tourism for development

85. The global agreement that deals with the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal is called:

84. (a) Basel Convention
85. (b) Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident
86. (c) International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
87. (d) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
88. Answer: Basel Convention

86. Which of the following is the most promising biodiesel crop?

85. (a) Sugarcane
86. (b) Soybean
87. (c) Switch grass
88. (d) Oat
89. Answer: Sugarcane or Soybean

87. 87. The biological oxygen demand of water is reduced mainly by:
88. (a) Primary treatment
89. (b) Secondary treatment
90. (c) Tertiary treatment
91. (d) None of the above
92. Answer: Secondary treatment

88. 88. Dead zones in the world’s oceans and large lakes are characterized by:
89. (a) High biological oxygen demand
90. (b) Excessive bloom of algae
91. (c) Excess nutrients like nitrated and phosphates
92. (d) All of the above
93. Answer: All of the above

91. 89. The use of carbon tax has been very successful to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases in:
92. (a) The United States of America
93. (b) China
94. (c) Sweden
95. (d) Australia
96. Answer: The United States of America or China

90. 90. One of the better achievements of Kanha National Park is:
91. (a) Conservation of tiger from near extinction
92. (b) Conservation of swamp deer from near extinction
93. (c) Conservation of Gaur from near extinction
94. (d) Conservation of bison from near extinction
95. Answer: Conservation of swamp deer from near extinction

91. In order to prevent oxidation of potato chips during storage in sealed bags, chip manufacturers seal the packet in the presence of:

90. (a) Oxygen
91. (b) Nitrogen
92. (c) Hydrogen
93. (d) Carbon dioxide
94. Answer: Nitrogen

92. Where from is litmus dye extracted?

91. (a) A lichen
92. (b) A liverwort
93. (c) A moss
94. (d) A pteridophyte
95. Answer: A lichen

93. If someone is suffering from the problem of acidity after overeating, what is the remedy?

92. (a) Lemon juice
93. (b) Vinegar
94. (c) Baking soda
95. (d) Blue berry juice
96. Answer: Baking Soda

94. Which of the following has a pH of about 10?

93. (a) Gastric juice
94. (b) Blood
95. (c) Milk of magnesia
96. (d) Sodium
97. Answer: Milk of magnesia

95. Which of the following processes does not take place during photosynthesis?

94. (a) Absorption of light energy by chlorophyll
95. (b) Conversion of light to chemical energy
96. (c) Splitting of water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen
97. (d) Chlorophyll degradation
98. Answer: Chlorophyll degradation

96. Which of the following instruments is used for measuring the depth of the ocean?

95. (a) Galvanometer
96. (b) Ammeter
97. (c) Barometer
98. (d) Fathometer
99. Answer: Fathometer

97. Light year is a unit of :

96. (a) Light
97. (b) Time
98. (c) Intensity of light
99. (d) Astronomical distance
100. Answer: Astronomical distance

98. Which of the following are the primary colors?

97. (a) Yellow, green, Blue
98. (b) Red, Green, Blue
99. (c) Red, Green, White
100. (d) Red, Magenta, Blue
101. Answer: Red, Green, Blue

99. Nail polish remover contains:

98. (a) Benzene
99. (b) Acetone
100. (c)  ccetic acid
101. (d) Petroleum ether
102. Answer: Acetone

100. The most abundant rare gas in the atmosphere is:

99. (a) Helium
100. (b) Neon
101. (c) Xenon
102. (d) Argon
103. Answer: Argon